Chris Nowinski is likely done with WWE. Last week, the company made the decision to remove Nowinski’s name and all of his information from their "SmackDown Your Vote" webpage on WWE.com. He is still under contract to WWE at the moment, but the expectation is that he won’t be used as a public speaker for […]
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Source: http://www.pwtorch.com World Wrestling Entertainment is sending letters to formerly contracted performers offering to pay for drug and/or alcohol treatment. According to one person who has received it, the letter is printed on WWE stationery and is hand-signed by Vince McMahon himself. Here is a transcript of the letter WWE is sending out to their […]
Rob Van Dam appeared on Between The Ropes radio the other night and spoke on his future in professional wrestling. You can check out the full interview at betweentheropes.com. When asked about going to TNA, RVD said "it would definitely be worth considering, definitely as far as the schedule goes…If I was coming back I […]
A rumor is swirling that World Wrestling Entertainment star Randy Orton attempted suicide within the last year. Very well-placed wrestling sources tell me that the rumor is true. In the wake of the June murder-suicide of Chris Benoit and the scandal involving scads of WWE performers who ordered steroids and human growth hormone from the […]
We can confirm that Chris Jericho is in serious talks about returning to wrestling, with both WWE and TNA. However, reports claiming that either promotion is going to offer Jericho at least a seven-figure contract are a little exaggerated. Jericho left WWE in 2005 and has not been in the ring since. During a recent […]
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WWE to expand into MMA?
World Wrestling Entertainment may soon be stepping into the world of Mixed Martial Arts. At a stockholder’s meeting in May, Vince McMahon said WWE had previously explored the idea of a WWE-branded MMA product. Vince said the recent explosion in popularity of the sport is undeniable and that MMA is a natural expansion for them. […]
– Vince McMahon has scheduled a Board of Directors meeting to address which international territories they should open up. It’s believed that Vinve feels with everything going on with Congress and a pending wrongful death lawsuit that pro wrestling is taking a hard hit here domestically, therefore it is important to solidify operations elsewhere. The […]
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WWE: King Booker quits
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reports that Robert Huffman (King Booker) quit WWE when he was told that he was to be suspended for 60 days, as a punishment to the Signature Pharmacy bust. He was believed to have failed a Wellness Program test before, hence the 60 days […]
Taken from Victoria’s Myspace September 7, 2007 – Friday Two Rumors… I’m sick to my stomach about a couple of things, and I want to address them. First, I get some emails today asking me if I’m one of the WWE Divas that "a number of WWE sources" claim are using drugs. Where did that […]
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TNA: Test already fired
Andrew "Test" Martin is already gone from TNA Wrestling. Martin was brought in last month and was immediately pushed into a top match at TNA’s last PPV. The reason for his firing is his unreasonably muscular physique. At a time when TNA is being investigated by the United States Congress, Martin stuck out like a […]